1. Phrasal verbs are verbs that consist of a verb and a particle.2. look up: You can look up any new words in your dictionary.3. You can find the meaning of any new words in your dictionary.4. get through: I tried to phone her but I couldn‘t get through.5. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get a connection.6. make out: I just can’t make Jim out at all.7. I just can’t understand Jim’s behaviour.8. Particles are small words wich you already know as preposition or adverbs.9. Here are some of the most common phrasal verb particles: about, (a)round, at, away, back, down, for, in, into, off, on, out, over, through, to, up.10. You need to know the meaning of the whole phrasal verbs as a unit.

1. Here are the most commons verbs that form part of phrasal verbs: break, bring, call, come, get, give, go, keep. knock, look, make, pass, pick, pull, put, run, set, take, turn.2. The basic meanings in the verbs in fc2/1 refer to concrete actions, but when they are part of phrasal verbs, they often have abstract meaning too.3. give: I gave my essay in yesterday.4. Her parents finally gave in and let her go to the party.5. 6. Cover: She always felt overshadowed by her older, more successful, sister.7. Cross: He overstepped the mark when he said that.8. Will you be staying overnight?9. Under- may indicate less than the desidered amount (a), or something below another thing (b), or some kind of negative behaviour (c).10. Less: Don’t underestimate the time it will take.

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11. Less: The company is seriously understaffed.12. Below: It’s quiet wet underfoot? Did it rain last night?13. Below: The underlying question is a very difficult one.14. Negative: I wish you would not undermine everything I do.15. Negative: He did it a very in a very underhand way.16. Up- can suggest a change of some kind, often positive.17. The airline upgraded me to businnes class.18. There has been an upturn in the economy.19. Cross- (from across) usually indicates a link between two separated things.20. Cross-border cooperation has led to a number of arrests of drug smugglers.21. Cross-cultural misunderstanding often happen.